Bribery Act to come into force in April 2011 - time to take action

The provisions of the Bribery Act come into force in April 2011. Organisations which fail to implement a programme to prevent bribery could be hit with an unlimited fine and serious reputational damage.

Directors, managers, the company secretary or other similar senior officers at these organisations could also face a 10-year prison sentence and/or an unlimited fine.

Wragge & Co's experts guide you through some of the key provisions in the Act and provide some useful action points that organisations should consider now to prevent bribery and avoid falling foul of the new legislation.

Please see our updated alert on the delay to the Bribery Act.